Things are looking up on the investment front. Fifty-three percent of VC managers expect to put more money into startups this year than last, according to Kaufman Fellows. This is supported by Crunchbase findings from Q1 with venture funding up 14% on Q4, 2023. Worse news for established start-ups: around 30% of Kauffman Fellows surveyed thought 2024 will be a tough year for exits.
Data quality (50%) and fragmentation (47%) are top obstacles gaining data insights, data and IT professionals report in this TWDI survey. The report says 13% are prioritizing a composable CDP instead of a traditional CDP as a way to make things better, although it doesn’t say how many have a traditional CDP in place.
Daniel’s Law is a New Jersey regulation designed to protect law enforcement officials, including judges and police officers, by keeping personal information such as home address and phone numbers private. One of the strictest US laws, it gives officials the right to sue companies that don’t comply. Now, an overheard call between leaders, including from the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), the Consumer Data Industry Association, and the data broker Acxiom, raised alarms they might work to weaken the law.
Nearly half (49%) of TV viewing occurs outside of broadcast and channels, according to Nielsen Media Distributor Gauge, a just-launched solution that aggregates total TV consumption across broadcast, cable and streaming by media company. It’s more evidence, if needed, of the growing importance of non-traditional video consumption and of Nielsen’s effort to maintain its position in TV measurement despite the changes.